Cardiospermum halicacabum (‘Love in a Puff’)
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
I fell in love with this climber, trialled in our garden and greenhouse last summer
First come the delicate flowers, then the green balloon seedpods, each one holding a black seed inside marked with a perfect white heart – hence, its common name Love-in-a-puff.
- Good for Cutting
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Climber
- Position
- On a Climbing Support
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 3.0m (10ft)
- Common name
- Love in a Puff
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- Sow indoors or in a glasshouse in spring. Sow 1cm deep into moist, well-drained seed compost. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to 9cm pots and grow on. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed.
Care Tips
Prefers any moist, well-drained soil in a sheltered spot in full sun. Will require a structure on which to climb.
Flowering Time
July - October
